hegemonic
adjUK /hɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɒn.ɪk/ · US /ˌhɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈmɑ.nɪk/
Etymology From hegemony + -ic.
1
Of or pertaining to hegemony.
- “It may be that people’s attitudes, especially about masculinity, were shaped by Trump becoming president,” Feinberg said via email. “Many people held their nose and voted for him in 2016, choosing to vote for their preferred party in spite of Trump’s behavior and his representation of hegemonic masculinity.2021 January 9, Sandee LaMotte, “Valuing male dominance may predict support for Trump, study says”, in CNN:
- A more than 13,000-word policy document released by Beijing in September outlines China’s vision for global governance and identifies what it sees as the source of current global challenges: “Some countries’ hegemonic, abusive, and aggressive actions against others … are causing great harm” and putting global security and development at risk, it reads.2023 November 9, Simone McCarthy, “China has a sweeping vision to reshape the world — and countries are listening”, in CNN:
- Derived terms
- antihegemonic, counterhegemonic, hegemonically, hegemonic masculinity, nonhegemonic, posthegemonic, unhegemonic